From: Matthew Setter Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2017 07:35:55 +0000 (+0100) Subject: Revise the point about starting a clean sync X-Git-Tag: archive/raspbian/3.16.7-1_deb13u1+rpi1~1^2~792^2 X-Git-Url: https://dgit.raspbian.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=9af7e8cff075baebe40b81946b62096de8ae5d05;p=nextcloud-desktop.git Revise the point about starting a clean sync On review, after feedback from @phil-davis, he's right that users need to be fully briefed as to the implications of choosing a clean sync — especially when they have a large amount of data in their account. --- diff --git a/doc/faq.rst b/doc/faq.rst index edbd1ff31..1b636d38e 100644 --- a/doc/faq.rst +++ b/doc/faq.rst @@ -45,5 +45,10 @@ image:: images/setup/ownCloud-replacement_connection_wizard.png This opens the ownCloud Connection Wizard, which you can see above, *but* with an extra option. This option provides the ability to either: keep the existing data (synced by the previous connection) or to start a clean sync (erasing the existing data). +.. important:: + + Be careful before choosing the "Start a clean sync" option. The old sync folder *may* contain a considerable amount of data, ranging into the gigabytes or terabytes. If it does, after the client creates the new connection, it will have to download **all** of that information again. Instead, first move or copy the old local sync folder, containing a copy of the existing files, to the new location. Then, when creating the new connection choose "*keep existing data*" instead. The ownCloud client will check the files in the newly-added sync folder and find that they match what is on the server and not need to download anything. + Make your choice and click "**Connect...**". This will then step you through the Connection Wizard, just as you did when you setup the previous sync connection, but giving you the opportunity to choose a new sync directory. +